| Studies on microeconomic costs |
12 |
| 1. The ability to confide in a social support network has an impact on available financial resources to access abortion services |
9 |
| 2. Abortion stigma can prevent people from accessing accurate information about abortion, which can lead to unnecessary increases in direct and indirect costs |
3 |
| Studies on microeconomic impact |
4 |
| 1. Having a child without the financial means to support the child can lead to greater social stigma than choosing to have an abortion |
3 |
| 2. Accessing abortion services can lead to loss of employment |
1 |
| Studies on microeconomic benefits or value |
1 |
| 1. Women may act outside of their standard moral or religious values in order to advance their status in society |
1 |
| Studies on mesoconomic costs |
8 |
| 1. Stigma from communities and health care providers can lead individuals to abortion care services outside the formal sector, which can have a meaningful impact of the cost of abortion services |
5 |
| 2. Insurance companies can create a financial barrier to safe abortion services |
3 |
| Studies on mesoeconomic impact |
5 |
| 1. Refusal to provide abortion services and/or referrals can result in substantial delays in care |
4 |
| 2. Facility staff may provide inadequate information to individuals regarding public funding for abortion services |
1 |
| Studies on macroconomic costs |
4 |
| 1. Anti-abortion movements and related political action restrict abortion access for women through legal regulations, which can result in increased financial barriers to care |
4 |
| Studies on macroeconomic impact |
2 |
| 1. Monopolization of abortion services within the private sector has led to unequal access to services |
1 |
| 2. The Global Gag Rule has institutionalized abortion stigma within its global foreign assistance structure |
1 |
